Neil J. RubenkingTrustPort Internet Security 2013TrustPort Internet Security 2013 offers all the expected security suite features plus a couple of unusual ones. Unfortunately, some of those features don't work well at all.

TrustPort Internet Security 2013 offers all the expected security suite features plus a couple of unusual ones. Unfortunately, some of those features don't work well at all.

Little Impact on PerformanceBased on my tests, installing TrustPort on a PC won't cause a noticeable slowdown. My browsing test times a script that fully loads 100 websites. Averaging multiple runs with TrustPort active and with no suite present, I found the script took 31 percent longer to finish. That's a bit more than the average of 22 percent. However, a quick check suggests that turning off the Parental Lock feature would significantly reduce the impact on browsing speed.

In all of my other tests, TrustPort showed little or no performance impact. A script that moves and copies an immense collection of immense files between drives took just 4 percent longer under TrustPort's protection, and another that zips and unzips that same collection had no measurable impact.

TrustPort does include an option, enabled by default, to prevent launching of any user-mode process until after its real-time protection is enabled. I wondered if this might slow the boot process, but in fact my boot time test ran only 6 percent longer with TrustPort installed than with no suite at all. The average boot-time slowdown for current products is 16 percent.

Needs WorkAs noted, this edition of TrustPort Internet Security 2013 has a very different appearance from the previous edition. The energy expended to improve its look would have been better aimed at improving low-performing components, in particular the antispam, antiphishing, and parental control.

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About the Author

Neil Rubenking served as vice president and president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years when the IBM PC was brand new. He was present at the formation of the Association of Shareware Professionals, and served on its board of directors. In 1986, PC Magazine brought Neil on board to handle the torrent of Turbo Pascal tips submitted b... See Full Bio

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